辽宁科技大学英语重修练习原题

Book 1 Unit1

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. positive opportunity communicate continual reward

minimum commitment favorite post virtual

access benefit gap embarrass

1. The years he spent in the countryside proved to be a(n) _________ experience.

2. You can learn a lot from this online course. It is designed to help people _________ better through speech and writing.

3. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to health service.

4. Asking too many personal questions during an interview can lead to a(n) _________ situation.

5. Don’t just complain about what’s wrong with it; suggest some _________ ways to solve the problem.

6. No one in the class could match John’s hard work and _________ to study, which is why the professor liked him.

7. The website allows you to take a(n) _________ tour of the well-known city which was there about 2,000 years ago.

8. Those who dare not answer questions in a traditional classroom can easily enjoy the _________ of online courses.

9. He couldn’t join the police because he was below the _________ height allowed by the rules.

10. Many new _________ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education. IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. After twenty years as a chain smoker, Mr. Nathe has given _____ the habit.

2. I hope that our talk has given you some insights _____ the kind of work that we’ve been doing.

3. It was clear that much of what he said was far _____ the truth. Anyone with common sense would have a hard time believing it.

4. You have to be patient _____ small children, since they cannot tell the difference between right and wrong.

5. Hard as they tried, the newspaper reporters couldn’t get access _____ the building where the murder had taken place two hours before.

6. He was so ill that he was unable to keep _____ with what was going on.

7. The time has come for us to reap the benefits _____ the strong foundations we laid in science and technology.

8. He wished to have the opportunity to participate _____ the sports meet.

9. Even though they are poor, they are against the plan to trade land _____ goods and money.

10. I’m doing this to create circumstances under which we can communicate _____ each other easily.

V Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A). interested B). frustrating C). comfortable D). valuable E). post

F). virtual G). rewarding H). insights I). embarrassed

J). communicate K). benefit L). medium M). explanation

N). information O). minimum

Good communication is the key to success when learning online. You should take the opportunity to get to know your teacher and classmates through email and by participating in Internet discussions. This will lead to a more positive and ___1___ learning experience.

It’s true that learning the technology needed to take part in a class can at times be ___2___. For example, you may need to ask how to ___3___ your assignment on the Web. But, don’t worry! If you have a problem, ask for help. There’s no such thing as a stupid question, so there is no need to be intimidated or ___4___ . Sharing ___5___ and answers freely is what makes the Internet such a great medium for learning.

Online classroom teacher Mike Roberts was asked about what he thought the greatest ___6___ of online learning is. "As a teacher, I need the students to ask questions so that I know what areas of my lessons need further ___7___. That’s what is great about teaching and learning over the Internet. In an ordinary classroom, time is limited, so students seem to ask the ___8___ amount of questions possible. But in the ___9___ classroom, students are always asking questions. They really seem to feel ___10___ asking me for the information that they need. They also share a lot of valuable ideas with each other in a way that you don’t usually see in a regular classroom."

Unit 3

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

severe inwardly coordinate subject cling

reluctance urge occasion complain adjust

amaze balance regret envy

1. _____ I was very unhappy with what he had said, but I didn’t show it.

2. I deeply _____ to inform you that we cannot accept such conditions.

3. He translated books not only from English, but also, on _____, from French.

4. The young couple _____ about the high cost of visiting Europe.

5. He had repeatedly _____ her to come to the United States to join him, but she refused to leave her homeland.

6. Government officials visited the flood area on Thursday morning to _____ the relief efforts.

7. He showed great _____ in signing the agreement, but he finally did it.

8. Driving his new red sports car, he was sure his neighbors were looking at him with _____ .

9. You will have to _____ yourself to a completely new life in the United States when you get there.

10. We were _____ to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book.

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. They engaged _____ a serious discussion for several hours without reaching any important decisions.

2. We hope all children can live in a world free _____ violence.

3. He is home _____ leave from the Navy now, and he’ll be at home for another two weeks.

4. He visits the bookstore at the subway station _____ occasion to see whether any new books have come out.

5. Will you see _____ it that this letter gets posted today? It has to reach the head office before Thursday.

6. I was in a nightclub in New York, when a fire broke _____ .

7. It has been hard to adjust _____ the idea of being a junior clerk, but now I enjoy it.

8. No one would willingly subject himself _____ such rude treatment.

9. In evaluating applicants, this company leans heavily _____ interviews.

10. The police received several complaints _____ the noise from the party held by our next-door neighbor.

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A). complaints B). curiosity C). attitude D). trend E). occasion

F). regret G). envy H). bother I). extra J). amazed

K). engaged L). aid M). acceptance N). guidance O). community Some people just can’t keep from giving. That was the way it was with my neighbor. Despite being crippled, she was very active. In fact, she seemed to do more for the ___1___ every day than I ever do in a year’s time. I was always ___2___ at the pace she kept. On Mondays and Fridays, she worked at a college giving students ___3___ on what career to choose. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she helped out at a church that gave ___4___ to people without homes. And on the weekends, she taught local kids who needed ___5___ help with their schoolwork. And most importantly, she always had a positive ___6___ . I don’t remember once hearing her complain about her troubles. The stresses of everyday life never seemed to ___7___ her. Instead, she looked for every ___8___ she could find to spread her good humor around. I remember when I had just lost my job. She took a day off from work to spend time with me and listen to my trifles. She never once became impatient with my ___9___. She never acted like there was anything in this world more important than what I had to say.

What I ___10___ now is not having ever really done anything for her. I suppose she never needed it.

Unit 4

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

range reaction impress depress focus

physical contact relax match presentation

powerful conscious introduction encounter

1. He suddenly became ____ that he was the only man who wasn’t wearing a suit at the party.

2. My sister has been really _____ since she lost her job.

3. The ages of the students in our online school _____ from 20 to 40.

4. I remember that when I was a child I was very _____ with how many toys you had.

5. Although my chance _____ with this famous artist was 30 years ago, I still remember it very well.

6. After a brief _____ by the chairman, the speaker began her lecture on how to make a good impression.

7. We decided to paint the doors blue to _____ the walls.

8. We are often attracted to another person because of their _____ appearance, and sometimes because of their ideas, opinions, and goals.

9. He _____ himself by listening to his favorite song before he addressed the meeting.

10. In a formal interview, you should always try to maintain good eye _____ with the

interviewers.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

make up one’s mind at one’s best focus on keep eye contact be committed to lighten up keep one’s eyes on take... seriously drive someone crazy

be absorbed in base... on range from... to

1. These students _____ the cause of helping those who are not able to help themselves.

2. Don’t joke with Linda; she _____ everything far too _____.

3. For the next two hours she _____ the film, which turned out to be as good as she had hoped.

4. He has given up running in order to _____ the long jump.

5. Once he _____ to do something, there was no stopping him.

6. Would you please turn the radio down while I’m reading? The loud noise is _____ .

7. In this store, you can find a wide variety of TV sets with prices _____ $500 _____ $1,000.

8. She didn’t feel _____ in the match. That’s why she lost the game.

9. It is only a test you’ve failed.. _____ ; it’s not a matter of life or death.

10. She was so shy that she _____ the floor while talking to the class.

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A). impression B). focused C). confidence D). exchange E). contact

F). communicating G). committing H). interviewed I). persuade J). depressing K). interrupting L). enable M). squeezed N). extended O). relaxed "So, how about your interview?"

"The whole thing was bad from the beginning. I entered the room with __1___ and gave the woman a strong handshake. She said I ___2___ too hard and hurt her. I had a real hard time ___3___with her after that."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, it was pretty apparent that I failed to ___4___ her to hire me. I tried to make eye ___5___ with her, but she kept looking away, which made me think she wasn’t very ___6___ or interested in what I was saying."

"I know what you mean. It can be so stressful being ___7___ for a job. It’s very ___8___ when you don’t get any encouragement from the person who is asking you questions. But, don’t worry. I’m sure you made a better ___9___ than what you think."

"I don’t think I impressed her at all. I was really bothered that she kept looking away, only ___10___ me once in a while to throw in a word or two. I had to get her attention by making big gestures and changing the tone of my voice. I don’t think I have ever had such a horrible experience."

Unit 5

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. implement constitute represent publication emphasize

threaten establish immune emerge infect

acquire define educate solve illustrate

1. Once you have had the disease, you are _____ to it for the rest of your life, which means that you cannot get it again.

2. Though he worked very hard, it took him a long time to _____ the skills he needed to become

a professional artist.

3. The spread of international crime and corruption _____ a major threat to the global economy.

4. Each of us might _____ the concept of freedom in a slightly different way.

5. It predicts that 300 million people will become _____ in the next ten years and, without treatment, each victim will _____ 10 to 15 others every year.

6. This story, which tells about a man protecting his wife and children, _____ how important the family is in Asian culture.

7. At the airport, people stood behind a metal fence waiting for passengers to _____ from customs.

8. When applying for a job, make sure you _____ the skills and knowledge you have that an employer would find important to the job.

9. There is no doubt that this new type of tire _____ a major advance in road safety; you feel safer when driving on the highway.

10. When they found out his identity, they _____ to kill him if he did not respond to their demands.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. regardless of hand out sign up for in place of guard against

set up provide for suffer from at risk solution to

distract ... from be infected with feel comfortable with/ about

1. Everyone has the right to live where he wants to, _____ the color of his skin.

2. The disease is spreading, and all the children under five are _____.

3. Outside the Embassy, students were _____ leaflets (传单) to everyone who passed by.

4. Tom admits that watching TV sometimes _____ him _____ his homework.

5. We will not have the picnic unless more people _____ it.

6. People can only _____ HIV in a limited number of ways.

7. Doing exercises regularly can _____ a number of diseases.

8. A lot of people don’t ______ speaking in public.

9. Laurence visited us _____ John who was unfortunately ill.

10. Women ______ iron deficiency can take supplements in the form of tablets.

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A). response B). judgment C). literacy D). diagnosed E). resent

F). combats G). infected H). represented I). accounted J). estimated

K). illustrated L). epidemic M). access N). facilities O). threatens AIDS has emerged as the world’s biggest problem over the past 25 years. The ___1___ has touched the lives of people around the world, but no other place has been plagued like Africa. In Africa 20 million people were ___2___ with the disease in 1999. That number continues to grow. Africa has ___3___ for nearly four out of five AIDS related deaths in the world. It is ___4___ that as of 1999, 13 million children had lost their parents to AIDS. Although there is no cure, people in more developed countries can get medicine to help. In Africa though, most do not have ___5___ to new medicines. Most people neglect going to the doctor to find out if they have the disease. Because they have not been ___6___ with the illness, they continue to spread the disease without knowing it. Many men leave their rural homes to find work. This ___7___ many people when the workers have AIDS and their behavior is not safe.

In ___8___ to this crisis, many groups have set up programs. The goal is to educate people about AIDS. It is difficult to implement such programs, though, because of poor ___9___ rates. Some education programs have worked, though. One such project ___10___ people’s fear of getting tested for AIDS. Other campaigns focus on schooling for the poor.

Unit 6

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. register continuous retreat graduate boast

employment theory tremble dump outdoors

peculiar route harm contrary

1. He should be polite enough not to _____ about what he has achieved.

2. I pressed my parents until they finally gave in and _____ me for skating classes.

3. They stressed the need for more _____ opportunities and better health care.

4. Some questions seem obvious but others seem _____ and hard to answer.

5. _____ exposure to sunlight is harmful to the skin.

6. The university I _____ from with honors in 1998 is one of the best in China.

7. People who want to get rid of old cars sometimes _____ them in the woods.

8. He doesn’t _____ into self-pity because of his job as a trashman; instead, he feels proud of it as he thinks it is an essential task.

9. Michael won the competition, _____ to everyone’s expectations.

10. When the boss told her she was fired, she was pale and _____ with shock.

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. Look me straight _____ the eye and say that you are not in any trouble.

2. You shouldn’t worry about failing the exam—it’s nothing to be ashamed _____.

3. She knows it will be hard to leave her boyfriend _____ because she has been with him many years.

4. It’s no use raging _____ the unpleasant situation you are in. Perhaps trying to do something to change it may do you less harm.

5. _____ the sound of the car, the boy rushed out of the house to meet his father, who had promised to buy him a bike as a birthday gift.

6. It’s disgusting to hear him boasting _____ his new car.

7. I love that pale blue wallpaper, but I don’t think it would go _____ the carpet.

8. The Saturday afternoon flew _____ , and before we knew it, it was over.

9. Don’t look down _____ them just because they haven’t passed the final exam.

10. The woman continued to yell _____ him though he had apologized.

V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.

A). complain B). regret C). yell D). offered E). afforded

F). trembled G). employment H). career I). peers J). intense

K). burning L). coaching M). unfortunately N). effort O). trial

I shouldn’t have been surprised how tired I was after working a whole day in the factory. Each day I worked continuously assembling radios. It wasn’t heavy work, but the repetition and standing for an entire day was difficult. At the end of the day, my legs ___1___ from having stood in one place so long. We were supposed to get a rest outdoors every four hours, but ___2___ we hardly ever

were given the opportunity. The heat inside the factory was ___3___ and many people often became ill. Although I did not become ill, my muscles often hurt wickedly near day’s end. Besides, a sore body was nothing new to me. But, finding ___4___ was not easy, so I stayed on. I tried to ___5___ as little as possible. After many years, I was ___6___ a job managing a small group of workers. I knew the job would be more stressful, but I agreed to try it anyway. During the ___7___, I assisted another manager. After a few days, I started ___8___ my group on how to do their work. They all had been my ___9___ when I was an ordinary worker, so some of them refused to listen to me. I often had to ___10___ at them so they would understand I was serious. The hardest day I ever had was when I had to fire one of them.